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 Huh - I didn't know there were beavers in Texas
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09/05/14 05:07 PM
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hou270win
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...no seriously, the large rodent with big teeth, and a flat tail.  Found one on the road dead, about 5 miles west of Hwy 99, 5 miles north of I-10. Mostly farms and ranches around there. Nutria, I've seen quite often, but not their big cousins.
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Re: Huh - I didn't know there were beavers in Texas
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09/05/14 05:16 PM
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rifleman
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We have beavers and otters in the creeks & sloughs in our hood.
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Re: Huh - I didn't know there were beavers in Texas
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09/05/14 05:19 PM
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hook_n_line
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Me and my boy found a dead river otter on 979 in Robertson County. I didn't know they got that big. I'd only seen one before near Humble Tx 15 years ago.
Sometimes it's hard being me! But somebody has to do it.
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Re: Huh - I didn't know there were beavers in Texas
[Re: hou270win]
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09/05/14 05:20 PM
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rifleman
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A single otter sounds like a herd of hogs coming through the woods when you're on a deer stand.
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Re: Huh - I didn't know there were beavers in Texas
[Re: hou270win]
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09/05/14 06:42 PM
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1860.colt
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 did i ever tell ya's bout the time me & me pard, twas a wondering about the woods, with our muzzies & came apone a wood chuck.  they sure can chuck wood 
i'm postaddic
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Re: Huh - I didn't know there were beavers in Texas
[Re: hou270win]
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09/05/14 06:53 PM
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Beavers are common. I really want an otter to mount-just can't bring myself to shoot one because every time I see them they are always in pairs. They are legal but have to get CITES tag-regs say must tag immediately upon killing but problem is only the Austin TPWD office has the tags. The district offices have other CITES tags, but for some reason they don't send otter tags out. At least as of 3 years ago.
I learned long ago you can't reason someone out of something they don't reason themselves into.
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Re: Huh - I didn't know there were beavers in Texas
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09/05/14 07:28 PM
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Dave Davidson
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No shortage of them. A couple of teenagers that I know trapped about 10 of them last year in Tarrant County.
Without a sense of urgency, nothing ever happens.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley, Rancher Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP
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Re: Huh - I didn't know there were beavers in Texas
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09/05/14 07:38 PM
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817cd
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Beaversnipe has his name for a reason… get rid of them if you have them
Never used photoshop and never will. Photoshop is for liberals.
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Re: Huh - I didn't know there were beavers in Texas
[Re: hou270win]
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09/05/14 07:39 PM
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Possum Kingdom has had them for years, just go up the major creeks. Had one swim by me within 20' in Cedar creek 20 years ago
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Re: Huh - I didn't know there were beavers in Texas
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09/05/14 07:39 PM
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lol. Yeah, they're out there.
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Re: Huh - I didn't know there were beavers in Texas
[Re: hou270win]
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09/05/14 09:43 PM
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That's funny...when I worked in Austin there was a guy in the office who was an amateur wildlife photographer. He mentioned one time after returning from a trip that he'd flown to 5 states trying to get a picture of a beaver. I think he almost cried when I told him my sister has a beaver pond virtually in her back yard in Falls County, we can drive down Saturday and you can get all the pics you want.
"I have no idea what WW-III will be fought with, but WW-IV will be fought with sticks and stones." A. Einstein 
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Re: Huh - I didn't know there were beavers in Texas
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09/05/14 11:31 PM
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FWBanger
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There's at least one great big one on Lake Mineral Wells. If you get too close in your kayak his tail slap will sound like a 12 gauge, trust me on this one.
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Re: Huh - I didn't know there were beavers in Texas
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09/05/14 11:35 PM
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FISHUNTER
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I shot a beaver right where you mentioned 2 years ago. 99/I10 ish area. It's chewing on a log on the wall in my room right now. Plenty of beavers in the bayous around that area.
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Re: Huh - I didn't know there were beavers in Texas
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09/06/14 12:42 AM
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pkhunter624
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We still have a few on Lake Worth, gator's have just about wiped them out. I have not seen a Nutria in years.
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Re: Huh - I didn't know there were beavers in Texas
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09/06/14 12:45 AM
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Texas gots lots of beaver
they tend to sink when you shoot them in the water
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Re: Huh - I didn't know there were beavers in Texas
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09/06/14 02:30 AM
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BigPig
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Did you live under a rock? I had a friend, that while playing golf in Mesquite, tried to pet one because apparently in Michigan they don't have them. It slapped and briefly charged him, that was a sight to see
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Re: Huh - I didn't know there were beavers in Texas
[Re: hou270win]
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09/06/14 02:36 AM
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Go to Hells Gate on Possum Kingdom on the major holidays in the summer and they are laying around every where and some nice looking ones. 
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Re: Huh - I didn't know there were beavers in Texas
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09/06/14 02:44 AM
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Steve
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Beavers are common. I really want an otter to mount-just can't bring myself to shoot one because every time I see them they are always in pairs. They are legal but have to get CITES tag-regs say must tag immediately upon killing but problem is only the Austin TPWD office has the tags. The district offices have other CITES tags, but for some reason they don't send otter tags out. At least as of 3 years ago. Am I the only one that can see the funny in that he would rather mount an otter over a beaver? Chupa
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Re: Huh - I didn't know there were beavers in Texas
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09/06/14 02:46 AM
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Steve
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There's some pretty evil beavers out there boys, been the ruin of many a good man.
Chupa
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Re: Huh - I didn't know there were beavers in Texas
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09/06/14 03:00 AM
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The old saying of slow horses and fast women have broke a lot of millionares is true. 
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Re: Huh - I didn't know there were beavers in Texas
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09/06/14 08:28 PM
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Revoman
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Seen them at Coleman Lake and Oak Creek
Call'm an Kill'm
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Re: Huh - I didn't know there were beavers in Texas
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09/07/14 10:01 PM
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On Lake Grapevine you can see the damage beavers have done towards the west end by Marshall Creek. Lots of small trees gnawed on. Awhile back, we found a dead beaver on a creek bank while duck hunting.
Live Free or Die... 
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Re: Huh - I didn't know there were beavers in Texas
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09/07/14 10:32 PM
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Texas gots lots of beaver
they tend to sink when you shoot them in the water They will float after about 20 minutes if they are dead. We have tons of them at our place and they are big. I'm 6'0 for size reference.  
Last edited by rexmitchell; 09/07/14 10:33 PM.
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Re: Huh - I didn't know there were beavers in Texas
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09/07/14 11:05 PM
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Ranch Dawg
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I am the Beaver Commander.
THE ROAD GOES ON FOREVER AND THE PARTY NEVER ENDS.
F##K YOU JOE BIDEN !!!!!
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Re: Huh - I didn't know there were beavers in Texas
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09/08/14 02:06 PM
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Oak creek is COVERED IN THEM... seen them in a lot of rivers around Johnson county too
Sombody smells like fried borritos...
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